Federal judge stays most of Ohio same-sex marriage ruling

[JURIST] Federal judge Timothy Black [official profile] of the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio [official website] said Wednesday that Ohio must immediately recognize four same-sex marriages but stayed the broader effects of the ruling pending appeal in the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit [official website]. Staying that portion of the ruling means that Ohio does not have to grant marriage benefits to all same-sex couples in Ohio, only the four couples listed as...

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